appalachian literature Archives - Page 4 of 13

Whipping does not always conquer a child’s spirit, but I never have known a dash of ice water on his spine to fail

I once heard a bishop say “Whipping does not always conquer a child’s spirit, but I never have known a dash of ice water on his spine to fail”.

Mary Noailles Murfree, better known as Charles Egbert Craddock, spent summers in the Tennessee mountains among the people of whom she wrote.

Ungrateful father thinks 3rd daughter doesn’t love him, because her older sisters love him like gold or silver & she “as meat loves salt.”

‘Sure-shot Bessie,’ from “Bundle of Troubles, and other Tarheel Tales,” by Workers of the Writers Program of the WPA in North Carolina.

Michael Abraham’s novel ‘Providence, VA’ is a cautionary tale of what could/will happen if society doesn’t incorporate sustainable approaches.